Thrillers & Suspense
Thriller and Suspense Films promote intense excitement, suspense, a high level of anticipation, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty, anxiety, and nerve-wracking tension.
A genuine thriller is a film that relentlessly pursues a single-minded goal, to provide thrills and keep the audience cliff-hanging on the 'edge of their seats' as the plot builds towards a climax. Plots of thrillers often involve characters which come into conflict with each other or with outside forces - the menace is sometimes abstract or shadowy.
Below is a grand line-up of the best in contemporary Thrillers & Suspense made since 1965. Following a similar theme, with generally a darker look is the "Film Noir" feature, well worth checking out. The exploits of "James Bond 007" may also be accessed stage left.
Right: Frances McDormand makes an arrest in the Coen Bros "Fargo".
Only The Animals (2019)
Director: Dominik Moll
Starring: Denis Menochet
A woman disappeared. After a snowstorm, her car is discovered on a road to a small remote village. While the police don't know where to start, five pe... Read more
Open Water (2003)
5.7/10
Director: Chris Kentis
Starring: Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis, Saul Stein
In search of much needed relaxation, Susan (Blanchard Ryan) and Daniel (Daniel Travis) take a tropical island vacation. While scuba diving miles off t... Read more
Open Windows (2014)
5.2/10
Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Starring: Elijah Wood, Sasha Grey, Neil Maskell
Nick is excited to discover that he's won a dinner date with his favourite actress, Jill Goddard. But when Jill refuses to honour the contest, her man... Read more
Open Your Eyes (1997)
7.8/10
Director: Alejandro Amenabar
Starring: Eduardo Noriega, Penelope Cruz, Fele Martinez, Najwa Nimri
Aka 'Abre Los Ojos'. In this steamy, intriguingly complex, psychological thriller the line between reality and fantasy is hopelessly blurred. Cesar tr... Read more
Operacoes Especiais (2015)
6.4/10
Director: Tomas Portella
Starring: Thiago Martins, Cleo Pires, Fabricio Boliveira, Fabiula Nascimento, Marcos Carus...
A group of honest police is sent to a country town to solve the problem of high crime. Soon they solve the problem while newcomer Francis (Cléo Pires)... Read more
Operation Avalanche (2016)
6/10
Everyone knows the moon-landing was faked for the television cameras, but nobody had quite so much evidence before actor/director Matt Johnson uncover... Read more
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)
6.3/10
Director: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Hugh Grant, Cary Elwes
Special agent Orson Fortune and his team of operatives recruit one of Hollywood's biggest movie stars to help them on an undercover mission when the s... Read more
Original Sin (2000)
7.4/10
Director: Michael Cristofer
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie, Thomas Jane, Jack Thompson
Ninteenth-century Cuban coffee plantation owner Antonio Banderas is surprised when the plain mail-order bride he sends for from the US turns out to be... Read more
Orphan (2009)
7/10
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Starring: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett, Mar...
In the wake of a devastating stillbirth, prospective parents Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard) are struggling to keep their marriage toge... Read more
Orphan: First Kill (2022)
7/10
Director: William Brent Bell
Starring: Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, Hiro Kanagawa
After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wea... Read more